'Instincts for restraint': Senate divided over who gets to declare war

'Instincts for restraint': Senate divided over who gets to declare war

Republican senators argue the president can take necessary action against nuclear sites, while Democrats push for restraints.

Who gets to declare war? Senators warn Trump he doesn't have the power, others disagree · American Wire News

The U.S. Senate is divided over how to respond to the possibility that President Donald Trump may authorize a strike on Iran. Many Democrats and some Republicans who are opposed to hostilities with Iran argue that Trump lacks the power to make such a move. “The Constitution says the prerogative to declare war, the power to declare war, is solely from the Congress,” Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican, told Fox News. “It can’t originate from th…

‘Instincts for restraint’: Senate divided over who gets to declare war

Lawmakers are debating what role Congress should play as the White House weighs its options in Iran.  Does the legislative body have sole power to declare war, or should that power be ceded to the president? The back and forth comes as President Donald Trump mulls whether to join Israel in its campaign against Iran or continue pushing for a diplomatic end and return to the negotiating table to hammer out a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic.…

‘Instincts for restraint’: Senate divided over who gets to declare war – Your Capital Minds

Lawmakers are debating what role Congress should play as the White House weighs its options in Iran.  Does the legislative body have sole power to declare war, or should that power be ceded to the president? The back and forth comes as President Donald Trump mulls whether to join Israel in its campaign against Iran or continue pushing for a diplomatic end and return to the negotiating table to hammer out a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic.…

'Instincts for restraint': Senate divided over who gets to declare war – Democratic Accent

Lawmakers are debating what role Congress should play as the White House weighs its options in Iran.  Does the legislative body have sole power to declare war, or should that power be ceded to the president? The back and forth comes as President Donald Trump mulls whether to join Israel in its campaign against Iran or continue pushing for a diplomatic end and return to the negotiating table to hammer out a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic.…